In the narrow passage, Feng Yi turned into a camouflage and continued to crawl forward with difficulty.
The good thing is, the cave isn't always that narrow.
There are just a few places that are particularly narrow, and there is a narrow opening every few meters.
It's like a series of levels.
After passing a narrow level, the cave will become slightly more spacious, enough for two or three Feng Yi's original forms to walk side by side.
If given a choice, Feng Yi did not want to physically destroy this place.
If he is not stuck and cannot move at all, he will not resort to violence.
Therefore, even if he encountered a narrow entrance and it became more difficult to move forward, Feng Yi did not use brute force to expand the diameter of the cave.
It seemed like no one had walked through here for a long, long time.
It shouldn't be.
Could it be that the elders in the past have never been here
My aunt hasn’t been here either
Feng Yi thought about it while crawling forward and feeling the breath in the cave.
The underground water flow brought with it the smell of both living and non-living things, but no signs of any long-term existence of living things were seen in the cave.
It can be said that it was dead silent.
Feng Yi thought carefully and found that there were no aquatic animals or plants in the area at the entrance of this passage, as if all creatures deliberately avoided this area.
Inside the cave, the surface stone of the cave wall is slightly different from the inner layer.
Perhaps it is because of this that this place has been protected for thousands of years without much change, no obvious erosion, and no invasion of foreign species.
Feng Yi himself did not feel any danger, but he guessed that the surface stone of the cave might contain some "expulsion" information.
"On the way back, take some samples and bring them back to Xiao Wu for analysis." Feng Yi thought to himself.
The passage is very long, but it is not a straight line, nor does it lead upwards. Instead, it winds downwards, deeper underground.
Long-term underwater diving and low water temperature make it impossible for ordinary people to explore further without sufficient protective measures and emergency equipment.
Therefore, even if someone has discovered this place, it would be extremely difficult to continue to check inside.
It was completely dark inside the cave, but this did not cause any disturbance to Feng Yi, as he could sense the situation inside the cave.
Swim a distance, climb a level, swim another distance, and climb another level...
Finally, we came out of the not-so-spacious cave and faced a larger underwater space.
This place should also be inside the mountain, and there are still stone walls around it, but the space is larger.
If instinct is correct, there should be a...
Feng Yi did not rush to explore the surroundings, but swam upwards.
Crash—
Feng Yi emerged from the water and breathed in fresh air
It was still dark all around, complete darkness.
But the air here carries the scent of the forest outside the mountain.
It was obvious that there were hidden ventilation holes here, and not just one.
The cave wall above is a long distance away from the water surface, so even if there is an unexpected flood, there is still breathing space.
Originally Feng Yi was thinking that if there was no ventilation space inside, he would retreat the same way.
His ability to sneak underwater is enough to ensure that he can return safely. Go out to breathe, bring back breathing equipment. He can sneak underwater for a long time on one breath.
But now it seems that there is no need to return.
Float up when you want to breathe.
This is indeed a very safe place, with no foreign creatures to disturb us.
Easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It may not be the place where our ancestors lived, perhaps just a refuge
But Feng Yi didn’t understand why they made the entrance so narrow
Could it be that, a long time ago, our ancestors were not actually tall
A mini one
Feng Yi thought of some primitive human models about one meter tall in the museum.
Be aware of the situation around you.
This place is like a spacious underground tunnel, connected to the narrow passage that Feng Yi came in from.
Continuing forward, not far away, Feng Yi saw another passage with a larger diameter on the side of the cave wall.
Compared to the narrow passage he had struggled to crawl into, the one in front of him was like a widened and taller double door.
If you walk in and take a closer look, you can see some claw marks on the cave wall, left in recent decades.
Did my aunt catch it
Feng Yi checked inside from this side "gate" for a while and found that even in the narrowest position inside, it would not get stuck at all!
It was exactly as he thought.
My aunt must have been here, and more than once.
So, my aunt came in through this "gate"? !
What was that passage I came in through? A dog hole
Feng Yi swam back and looked at the passage he came from.
After comparing, he couldn't help but slap his forehead.
Instinct...
Is there a possibility that you are looking for the special passage for cubs? ! !
Feng Yi reflected.
On what criteria did instinct use to find this cub passage
Sure enough, instinct is something that can be trusted, but not completely trusted.
Now is not the time to worry about this, Feng Yi put it aside.
Anyway, at least we found the place.
Although the "door" to come in is not very suitable.
After swimming around in this spacious underwater cave, Feng Yi discovered that there was more than one entrance, some large and some small, but generally speaking, there were more larger passages.
The layout here is like a centipede, with a long and spacious main part and ventilation space on the upper level.
The "limbs" of the "centipede" are large and small passages leading to the outside.
Like the narrow passage we came in through, the stone surface of the main stone wall is like a protective shell, preventing the attachment of aquatic plants and animals, as well as the invasion of microorganisms and corrosive substances.
The water here is flowing with the outside world. Even if the flow rate is not fast, it shows that the water here is living water and there is no strong smell of decay.
Precisely because of the flow, there is a layer of sediment at the bottom of the cave.
If you walk close to the bottom of the water, it will cause local turbidity, which is quite choking.
Therefore, Feng Yi swims in the middle layer underwater.
Use the original form.
There is enough space, Feng Yi prefers to use the original form here.
Continue forward from the "centipede"-shaped passage and reach the "head" area.
This place seemed like a deep pool with no visible bottom, but Feng Yi did not explore down, but swam vertically upwards from this position.
call-
She emerged her head from the water, put her hands back to push her wet hair back, and walked to the side while swinging her tail.
This is a cave located inside the mountain.
Not formed naturally.
There is no smell of dissolution.
Thousands of years have passed, but not much has changed.
This is a "nest".
It is the place where our ancestors lived.
Apart from the water in the deep pool, the rest of the cave is drier and has hidden ventilation holes.
Ordinary people can survive here, but they will not feel comfortable.
When there is a pond of water, the air humidity will be higher.
The humidity is too high for ordinary people, but just right for Feng Yi.
The heavy tail crawled in the cave, and the scales rubbed against the ground, making a hissing sound.
There are gravels on the ground. I don’t know if they were broken off by my aunt or left behind by our predecessors from long ago.
Feng Yi picked up a fist-sized stone, threw it into the air, then grabbed the tip of the tail and hit it like hitting a baseball.
boom!
The stone was knocked flying, hit the cave wall further ahead, and fell to the ground again.
The stone is a little hard, so I took it back to study.
Feeling the slight vibration of the ground, Feng Yi slid around in the cave.
I didn’t find a direct passage leading to the outside. I don’t know if it didn’t exist originally or it was blocked later.
Inside the cave, even if a hundred people gathered here, it would not seem crowded.
Suitable for taking refuge, gathering, and hibernation.
Or maybe it’s a special place for molting
After all, the noise is a bit loud when molting, and we have to prevent external interference. This place is great.
However, the physique of our ancestors shouldn’t be too weak, right
Feng Yi yawned, coiled up his tail and lay on it.
It took so much effort to find this place. I'm a little tired, so I'll take a nap first.
I wonder if my ancestors will visit me in my dreams if I sleep here
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